Lack of brine shrimp lethality and hemagglutination activity in Grewia asiatica Linn

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the brine shrimp lethality and hemagglutination
activity of the fruit, stem bark and leaves of Grewia asiatica L. (Family: Tiliaceae).
Materials and Methods: The crude ethanolic extracts and fractions of the fruit, stem
bark, and leaves were subjected to cytotoxic assay using brine shrimps and were also
investigated for hemagglutination activity. Results: Brine shrimps survived easily and
hemagglutination activity was not observed. Conclusions: The fruits, leaves and stem
bark of G. asiatica have insignificant brine shrimp lethality and hemagglutination activity
was found to be absent.